diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f55546d8..7ddc8abe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ procps-ng-3.3.8
     Debian #707648
   * eliminate the potential library segmentation fault
     Debian #706259, RedHat #951391
-  * top now accomodates a window manager like 'screen'
+  * top now accommodates a window manager like 'screen'
     RedHat #962022
   * ps shows systemd unit and user unit for a process
 
diff --git a/pmap.c b/pmap.c
index 66c1c2df..7777a196 100644
--- a/pmap.c
+++ b/pmap.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int one_proc(proc_t * p)
 					continue;
 				}
 				if (strncmp("Swap", smap_key, 4) == 0) {
-					/*doesnt matter as long as last */
+					/*doesn't matter as long as last */
 					printf("%0*" KLF "x %*lu %*llu %*llu %*s %s\n",
 					       maxw1, start,
 					       maxw2, (unsigned long)(diff >> 10),
diff --git a/proc/readproc.3 b/proc/readproc.3
index fd548d1d..ec65e2fc 100644
--- a/proc/readproc.3
+++ b/proc/readproc.3
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ is not NULL, it will use the struct pointed at by
 .IR return_buf .
 Otherwise it will allocate a new
 .I proc_t
-stucture and return a pointer to it.
+structure and return a pointer to it.
 Note that (if so specified in
 .IR PT )
 readproc always allocates memory if it fills in the
diff --git a/proc/readproctab.3 b/proc/readproctab.3
index 45712d81..d76350a3 100644
--- a/proc/readproctab.3
+++ b/proc/readproctab.3
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ readproctab, freeproctab  \- read information for all current processes at once
 .B readproctab
 reads information on all processes matching the criteria from
 .IR flags ,
-allocating memory for everthing as needed. It returns a
+allocating memory for everything as needed. It returns a
 NULL-terminated list of
 .I proc_t
 pointers. For more information on the arguments of
diff --git a/proc/sysinfo.c b/proc/sysinfo.c
index 6b01397e..18769805 100644
--- a/proc/sysinfo.c
+++ b/proc/sysinfo.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ unsigned long getbtime(void) {
  * is the kernel clock tick rate. One of these units is called a jiffy.
  * The HZ value used in the kernel may vary according to hacker desire.
  * According to Linus Torvalds, this is not true. He considers the values
- * in /proc as being in architecture-dependant units that have no relation
+ * in /proc as being in architecture-dependent units that have no relation
  * to the kernel clock tick rate. Examination of the kernel source code
  * reveals that opinion as wishful thinking.
  *
diff --git a/ps/display.c b/ps/display.c
index a8d952ad..a659cbf3 100644
--- a/ps/display.c
+++ b/ps/display.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static void arg_check_conflicts(void)
     selection_list_len++;
   }
 
-  /* -q doesn't allow multiple occurences */
+  /* -q doesn't allow multiple occurrences */
   if (has_quick_pid > 1) {
     fprintf(stderr, "q/-q/--quick-pid can only be used once.\n");
     exit(1);